WEATHER
Rain forecast
Two tropical disturbances are set to bring rain to parts of the nation from today, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said. As a depression east of the Philippines approaches Taiwan, it is expected to bring rain to the northern, north coastal, southern and eastern parts of the country from today until Tuesday, the bureau said. Meanwhile, a second tropical disturbance in the South China Sea could develop into a tropical storm today, but it would not have a direct impact on Taiwan, it added. The east and the Hengchun Peninsula (恆春半島) would begin to see rain from today, while Keelung, as well as the southern and eastern half of Taiwan, should brace for showers or intermittent rain from tomorrow through Tuesday, it said.
CRIME
Davis charged over incident
P.League+ basketball player Quincy Davis was yesterday charged with physically harming his ex-wife in May, the Taoyuan Districts Prosecutors’ Office said. Davis had an altercation with his ex-wife, who was holding a small child at the time, in front of a police station on May 12 over childcare issues, the indictment read. The two scuffled, which left scratches on both arms of Davis’ ex-wife. The player was charged with “offense of causing injury” under the Criminal Code, the indictment said. The the Criminal Code stipualtes that a person who “causes injury to another” can be jailed for up to five years or be fined up to NT$500,000. Prosecutors did not charge Davis with violating a restraining order for him to stay away from his ex-wife. Prosecutors checked police records and found that the order had not been delivered to him.
CRIME
Raphael Lin loses appeal
The High Court on Thursday rejected an appeal from Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Kao Chia-yu’s (高嘉瑜) ex-boyfriend Raphael Lin (林秉樞), who was last year sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for 13 offenses, including domestic violence. The High Court rejected the appeals lodged by Lin and prosecutors against a ruling by the New Taipei City District Court, saying the previous ruling was “not improper.” In September last year, Lin was found guilty of coercion, intimidation and committing bodily harm against Kao, as well as slander and maliciously spreading information using the lawmaker’s computer. Lin was also convicted of falsifying bank records, and violating Kao’s privacy and personal freedoms while they were dating. Prosecutors accused Lin of using violence against Kao and restricting her movements. The High Court’s decision is final for four of Lin’s convictions, while the remaining nine are subject to appeal.
CULTURE
Digital exhibition at museum
The National Palace Museum (NPM) is holding a “digital exhibition” of Chinese landscape paintings and other artworks by Jesuit missionary and painter Giuseppe Castiglione until Oct. 4. Titled “Immerse Yourself in the NPM Digital Exhibition: Journey Through the Four Seasons,” the exhibition features two animations created using the paintings on display, which are projected onto a 360-degree screen, creating an immersive viewing experience for visitors, the museum said on Thursday. Born in Milan, Italy, Castiglione became a missionary and went to China, where he was elected as a court painter for emperor Kangxi (康熙) in Beijing. His paintings are widely described as a fusion of Eastern and Western styles.
‘DENIAL DEFENSE’: The US would increase its military presence with uncrewed ships, and submarines, while boosting defense in the Indo-Pacific, a Pete Hegseth memo said The US is reorienting its military strategy to focus primarily on deterring a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a memo signed by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth showed. The memo also called on Taiwan to increase its defense spending. The document, known as the “Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance,” was distributed this month and detailed the national defense plans of US President Donald Trump’s administration, an article in the Washington Post said on Saturday. It outlines how the US can prepare for a potential war with China and defend itself from threats in the “near abroad,” including Greenland and the Panama
The High Prosecutors’ Office yesterday withdrew an appeal against the acquittal of a former bank manager 22 years after his death, marking Taiwan’s first instance of prosecutors rendering posthumous justice to a wrongfully convicted defendant. Chu Ching-en (諸慶恩) — formerly a manager at the Taipei branch of BNP Paribas — was in 1999 accused by Weng Mao-chung (翁茂鍾), then-president of Chia Her Industrial Co, of forging a request for a fixed deposit of US$10 million by I-Hwa Industrial Co, a subsidiary of Chia Her, which was used as collateral. Chu was ruled not guilty in the first trial, but was found guilty
A wild live dugong was found in Taiwan for the first time in 88 years, after it was accidentally caught by a fisher’s net on Tuesday in Yilan County’s Fenniaolin (粉鳥林). This is the first sighting of the species in Taiwan since 1937, having already been considered “extinct” in the country and considered as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. A fisher surnamed Chen (陳) went to Fenniaolin to collect the fish in his netting, but instead caught a 3m long, 500kg dugong. The fisher released the animal back into the wild, not realizing it was an endangered species at
DEADLOCK: As the commission is unable to forum a quorum to review license renewal applications, the channel operators are not at fault and can air past their license date The National Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said that the Public Television Service (PTS) and 36 other television and radio broadcasters could continue airing, despite the commission’s inability to meet a quorum to review their license renewal applications. The licenses of PTS and the other channels are set to expire between this month and June. The National Communications Commission Organization Act (國家通訊傳播委員會組織法) stipulates that the commission must meet the mandated quorum of four to hold a valid meeting. The seven-member commission currently has only three commissioners. “We have informed the channel operators of the progress we have made in reviewing their license renewal applications, and
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